Intel Core i5-12600T vs Intel Core i5-12500T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12600T and Intel Core i5-12500T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i5-12600T

Intel Core i5-12500T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600T

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17667 vs 16602

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17667 vs 16602

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500T

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3498 vs 3480

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3498 vs 3480

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12600T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12500T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3480

3498

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17667

16602

Name	Intel Core i5-12600T	Intel Core i5-12500T
PassMark - Single thread mark	3480	3498
PassMark - CPU mark	17667	16602

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12600T	Intel Core i5-12500T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	Jan 2022	4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$245	$222
Place in performance rating	402	409
Processor Number	i5-12600T	i5-12500T
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	480 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	7.5 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4690	0x4690
Execution Units	32	32
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz	1.45 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020D	PCG 2020D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)